50's Artists
The King of Rock and Roll was...
Elvis Presley
The band who kickstarted The British Invasion was...
The Beatles
What was the name of the popular television series that featured almost every popular artist we have talked about in the 60s? (Elvis, The Beatles, The Stones all started on this show)
The Ed Sullivan Show
The four members of The Beatles are...
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison
"The Real Slim Shady"
Eminem/Slim Shady
The title given to "Chuck Berry" was...
The father of Rock and Roll
Which band was known for their destruction of instruments and stage equipment?
The Who
The artist who died at the young age of 17 was...
Richie Valens
Which Beatle was assassinated in 1980?
John Lennon
"Hound Dog" (1950's version)
Elvis Presley
Little Richard was known for playing what instrument?
The Piano
Which band was "banned in the USA" and was looked at as a "Beatles rip off"?
The Kinks
The four genres that Rock and Roll was born from...
Classical, Blues, Jazz/Big Band, and Folk/Country
Which member of The Beatles wrote the LEAST amount of songs for the band?
Ringo Starr
"See You Later Alligator"
Bill Haley and The Comets
The instrument that most of these musicians played in the 1950's was...
The guitar
Pete Townsend played for which band?
The Who
The first person to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was...
Chuck Berry
Which Beatle was married to an "abstract artist" who ultimately contributed to the downfall of the band?
John Lennon (Yoko Ono)
"Here Comes the Sun"
The Beatles
The three musicians who perished in a plane crash in February of 1959 were...
Buddy Holly, JP Richardson/The Big Bopper, and Richie Valens
Who were the main songwriters for "The Rolling Stones"?
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
The Kinks were known for starting to play guitar with what is known as "distortion", how did they first achieve this sound?
By cutting holes into the speaker of their amps
What year did The Beatles first appear on American television?
1964
"American Pie"
Don Mclean